| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Sloop |
| Class | Banff |
| Pennant | Y 87 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 20 Jun 1928 |
| Launched | 27 Nov 1928 |
| Commissioned | 30 Apr 1941 |
| Lost | 31 Jan 1942 |
| Loss position | 48.43N, 20.14W |
| History | At 23.31 hours on 31 January 1942, U-105 fired a salvo of four torpedoes at the convoy SL-98 and observed two hits and a large explosion. Schuch thought that he had hit an ammunition freighter, but in fact it was HMS Culver (Lt.Cdr. Randal Thomas Gordon-Duff, RN) that had blown up in position 48º43'N, 20º14'W with the loss of the commanding officer, seven officers and 118 ratings. Hit by U-boat |
| U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Culver |
| Former name | USCGC Mendota |
Commands listed for HMS Culver (Y 87)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Randall Thomas Gordon-Duff, RN | Apr 1941 | 31 Jan 1942 (+) |
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